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Console Port Pin Assignments
The DB-9 serial port on the switch’s front panel is used to connect to the
switch for out-of-band console configuration. T he on-board menu-driven
configuration program can be accessed from a ter minal or a PC running a
terminal emulation program. The pin a ssignments used to connect to the
serial port are provided in the following tables.
Figure B-4. Serial Port (DB-9 DCE) Pin-Out
Wiring Map for Serial Cable
Signal (serial port) Pin Signal (management console port)
Unused 1 Unused
TXD (transmit data) 2 RXD (receive data)
RXD (receive data) 3 TXD (transmit data)
Unused 4 Unused
GND (ground) 5 GND (ground)
Unused 6 Unused
CTS (clear to send) 7 RTS (request to send)
RTS (request to send) 8 CTS (clear to send)
Unused 9 Unused
The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB-9 connector. P in 2 (TXD or
“transmit data”) must emerge on the management cons ole’s end of the connection as
RXD (“receive data”). Pin 7 (CTS or “clear to send”) must emerge on the management
console’s end of the connection as RTS (“request to send”).
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